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Choose Good Quests" author Markie Wagner launches Poetic to combine AI adaptability with the reliability of traditional code

An essay with Packy McCormick outlines the underlying model.

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Packy McCormick@packyM#1534inTech

In November 2022, @markiewagner wrote Choose Good Quests, then she went dark to work on her own.

Today, she's launching Poetic, a new class of software that's adaptive like AI, reliable like code.

This is her first public essay since CGQ, on why & how.

https://www.notboring.co/p/return-on-tokens-rot

11:06 AM · Jun 10, 2026 · 19.1K Views
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Users are excited about Markie Wagner's launch of Poetic AI-adaptive software because they see the blend of adaptability and code-like reliability as polished and promising for maximizing return on tokens.

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If you liked "Choose Good Quests"... she's back! Extremely timely & essential write up from @markiewagner (+ the great @packyM) on "Return on Tokens", what everyone is rightfully thinking about right now.

In November 2022, @markiewagner wrote Choose Good Quests, then she went dark to work on her own.

Today, she's launching Poetic, a new class of software that's adaptive like AI, reliable like code.

This is her first public essay since CGQ, on why & how.

https://www.notboring.co/p/return-on-tokens-rot

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Agents should do the thinking, code should do the doing.

In November 2022, @markiewagner wrote Choose Good Quests, then she went dark to work on her own.

Today, she's launching Poetic, a new class of software that's adaptive like AI, reliable like code.

This is her first public essay since CGQ, on why & how.

https://www.notboring.co/p/return-on-tokens-rot

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Markie Wagner@markiewagner

@packyM Thank you Packy.

When the return on tokens gets high enough, a thousand new quests will be unlocked for those willing to undertake them!

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@packyM @markiewagner Great piece, Packy.

One funny idea that emerged from this:

What if you couldn’t start an agent process unless you had a goal?

Like, the harness would just prevent you from spending tokens unnecessarily unless you had a clear business goal that was relevant to the company.

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@LM_Braswell @markiewagner Thank you Leigh Marie!

If you liked "Choose Good Quests"... she's back! Extremely timely & essential write up from @markiewagner (+ the great @packyM) on "Return on Tokens", what everyone is rightfully thinking about right now.

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Lenny Bogdonoff@rememberlenny

@packyM @markiewagner banger

In November 2022, @markiewagner wrote Choose Good Quests, then she went dark to work on her own.

Today, she's launching Poetic, a new class of software that's adaptive like AI, reliable like code.

This is her first public essay since CGQ, on why & how.

https://www.notboring.co/p/return-on-tokens-rot

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SIKAN@notsikan

@packyM @markiewagner ROI Maxxing

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@antdke @markiewagner i think that would frustrate the hell out of people haha

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ROMI@Romiinft

@packyM @markiewagner sounds like the best of both worlds

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erikz@erikbzhang

@packyM @markiewagner maximizing client ROT everyday👍

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Bruchez@thebruchez

@packyM @markiewagner Excited to see Markie's journey come full circle with Poetic! The blend of adaptability and reliability is going to change the game.

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AlexArt ✳️@0xAlexArt

@packyM @markiewagner love seeing creators ship something this polished after working in silence

welcome back markie

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